Since 2005 Professor in Criminal Law, EU Criminal Law and International Criminal Law, Rosaria Sicurella has been involved, and continues to be involved, as external expert for the European Commission in several studies dealing with EU criminal law integration issues, and She is currently one of the members of the Criminal Justice Expert Group, coordinated by DG Justice. She is member of several professional bodies and international research groups. She is the vice-President of the Italian PIF Association Centro di diritto penale europeo of Catania, and She is the Italian contact point for ECLAN